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Usually I “force” the air out on the H which helps me says the rest of my name. Plus I say it a lot and most of the things I repeat or say a bunch of times I usually don’t stutter on as much. ...

I say the word “like” a lot when I feel a stutter coming and shut my eyes. Once I started driving around 6 or so years ago I stopped shutting my eyes when I stuttered because obviously I had to focus ...

I throw in a lot of "umm/ahhhh/well" to avoid stuttering. I screw up my face a lot when stuttering, and so I tend to cover my mouth, whether it's looking away, holding some paperwork in front of my mo...

Yeah I do that as well. A lot of people do it so it’s not out of the norm when we do it. I’m from CA, so it’s ok to say “like” 100 times as well haha ...

Saying, "umm uhh umm uhh" a couple of times to to try to get the word to flow out on the back of those sounds. I think it's better than just being frozen with my mouth open for 1 or 2 seconds, so I'm ...

I didn’t even think about that when I posted this, but I guess it could be a bad habit or coping mechanism. Diving deeper I feel like a coping mechanism is something that helps for a short period of t...

What do you think defines a bad habit over a coping mechanism? Truly curious. Anyway. I close my eyes a lot when trying to get through a word and I making eye contact with a person in conversation i...

As Stutterers we all pick up bad habits trying to speak. How have you conquered your bad habits?

As Stutterers we all pick up bad habits trying to speak. How have you conquered your bad habits? Hey everyone, first time poster in this Sub. I’ve had a stuttering issue since I was 4 (now 28). Altho...

Sometimes I’m glad that people will finish my words when I’m having trouble getting them out, but I know it can be a pet peeve to another who is in the situation, no matter what, I restrain myself fro...

I hate this too. It's a common thing to hear "don't finish their sentences" on educational materials about how to make people who stutter feel welcome, so I wish more people were educated about our di...

Thank you for all your responses! It seems like a lot of people don't mind it when it's someone close to them. I never minded when my fiancé finished my sentences but he doesn't anymore. I told him th...

I know people think they're being helpful but like... What makes you think I need help with the last word of my sentence? Unless I'm taking a ridiculously long amount of time thinking of a word and it...

One of my best friends finishes my words/sentences when i have a block and I actually prefer that. Even if they get it wrong it gets me past the block so i can actually say what i want. Generally thou...

Different for everyone, I know, but coming at it from another perspective... when my SO has a block and gets stuck on a word, usually if I say the word she gets unblocked and can continue the conversa...

My cousin does it too. She one of the only ones in my family that speaks clearly. So she’s always helping the rest of us finish our sentences. We don’t mind. It makes conversations go faster. ...

I feel you. I honestly don’t mind though. My best friend, sister and wife know me so well they basically know what I’m going to say. It’s kinda crazy how accurate they are though knowing. ...

My stutter is exactly the same. Usually when im blocking on a word or phrase i just think of a new way to say it. Makes for some strange wording sometimes tho......

Pet peeve: people finishing my sentences

Pet peeve: people finishing my sentences A short vent. I hate when people complete my sentences for me. Half the time it's incorrect! I was taking with an acquaintance and they finished my sentence wi...

I’ve totally been in your shoes, just graduated college. The first interview is always the worst. Mine was terrible but every one gets better (excluding external factors, like if the interviewers are ...

You're young but I promise it'll get better. You have no idea how many interviews I've stuttered my ass off in... And some of them were for call center positions lmao. I've learned to mask my stutter ...